Dear Fellow Americans, We are all being held hostage by the coronavirus. Too many have lost their jobs, their lives and their family members. Rays of hope are the courageous ordinary Americans who continue to bring us food, healthcare, safety and the news. The James W. Foley Legacy Foundation is committed to advocating for the […]
Partner with Chicago Humanities Festival and Make It Better and see your gift doubled! Donate now! For nearly 30 years, the Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) has brought audiences across the city together with some of the most powerful voices of our time in conversation and dialogue aimed at improving our city and communities. Working to […]
Join us in supporting the American Red Cross. Your Disaster Relief gift will help people affected by disasters such as storms and countless other crises. Your gift will not only help with immediate needs like food and shelter, it will also put people on the road to recovery and guide communities as they better prepare […]
Does it matter whether bumblebees and honeybees land on early summer-blooming foxglove or native coneflowers in Chicago? It does to conservation scientist Rebecca Tonietto, Ph.D. She follows bees, tracking them across shrinking urban habitats and underscoring the important role of native pollinators and plant diversity. The joint graduate program in plant biology and conservation through […]
Dear friends, On April 18, we will have the opportunity to lend our support to an important initiative to alleviate human suffering around the world. On that day, we hope you will join us in supporting the Giving Day to benefit the University of Chicago Center for Global Health. The Giving Day will take place […]
In November, Make It Better was proud to team up with our sister publications Marin Magazine and SPACES, as well as Napa Sonoma Magazine and Diablo Magazine, to raise money for the American Red Cross and their work to help those affected by wildfires in California. An anonymous donor matched up to $10,000 in donations to help provide relief to those affected by […]
In November, Make It Better was proud to team up with our sister publications Marin Magazine and SPACES, as well as Napa Sonoma Magazine and Diablo Magazine, to raise money for the American Red Cross and their work to help those affected by wildfires in California. An anonymous donor matched up to $10,000 in donations to help provide relief to those affected by […]
In November, Make It Better was proud to team up with our sister publications Marin Magazine and SPACES, as well as Napa Sonoma Magazine and Diablo Magazine, to raise money for the American Red Cross and their work to help those affected by wildfires in California. An anonymous donor matched up to $10,000 in donations to help provide relief to those affected by […]
This past summer and fall, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria ravaged parts of Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico, among other areas. Eager to help as best we could from Chicago, Make It Better teamed up with the Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois to raise funds for hurricane victims. We were also proud to […]
Recently at bedtime, my 9-year-old daughter asked if nightlights still worked in Puerto Rico. Without them, she worried, wouldn’t kids be scared in the dark? Two months after two hurricanes thrashed Puerto Rico, only about half of the island’s electricity has been restored — and even those areas continue to find themselves plunged into unexpected […]
